These are the quotes from Nigel today:

"This is a very positive development which provides stability for all the clubs in Super League and the Championship and allows the sport to approach next season with even greater confidence. The board deliberated long and hard and took into consideration the many views of the sport's various constituents before reaching a decision which we believe is in the best interests of the whole game".


"The new owners of Bradford Bulls are to be congratulated on their foresight in purchasing a club which we always knew was a very attractive proposition"


"The RFL board and executive will continue to work with all member clubs to build on the terrific progress we have experienced in 2012."








Terrific progress??
What on earth is he talking about? How is this man still in his job? It really does defy belief.

The man is now taking the p**s this is now so bad its almost funny its time he got a vote of no confidence its time for the spirit of 1873 to rise again. RFL=FAIL

As I have said on a previous post, the first bid failed because they wanted an assurance that the Bulsh"ters would stay in super league, I bet this bid had the same condition but it was never published.
Us, Fev and Leigh are better where we are, at least we can hold our heads up, unlike Super League and Bradford Bullsh"ts. They both deserve each other.

Congratulations Nigel in finally dispelling the myth that RL have some form of franchise system with set rules and standards which have to be adhered to.

Congratulations for the "terrific" progress our sport is making under your esteemed leadership. There is absolutely no doubt we live in a paradise where the sun is always shining , there is no gulf jet stream ; all superleague teams made profits, superleague standards are getting higher and higher, your strategic mission statements are the bible that SL Chairman read every day , and your latest free trip to Australia has confirmed your hypothesis that we are just way in front of the Aussies .

Congratulations to anyone who fancies doing a FOI request on Nigel Wood for his salary and expenses claimed last tax year 11/12 to see what "terrific" value we are all getting for our money.

Congratulations to anyone who actually voted to employ this bloke and who agrees his contract. Surely the biggest reason our sport is floundering is because the top leadership is just repeatedly getting everything absolutely utterley "terrifically" wrong and its getting worse.....

But who employs him, who can sack him?
Nobody seems to know, it's like North Korea.

Fev's statement on it rlhttp://www.featherstonerovers.net/article.php?id

Will our BOD be making any comment on this?

Fev have made a statement regarding this and we didn't apply last time because we were not ready to step up and are not ready now. We are getting there and are working to a time scale As for Fax you did apply and your club must think there ready to move up so it would of been good to see how the Bull are better than yourselves (or not )

If all things we're fair I believe no one should of gone up we all know the next move up is in 2015 but the Bull should of been relegated

Out of interest does the rules say only one championship can go up in 2015 ?

Does anybody ever believe what the Fat Controller and the RFL say because i certainly don`t. AAAAArseholes

He was lying.............

His lips were moving

On the contrary - it guarantees one and permits more. Subject to meeting criteria, obviously.

Your right about that , but, its the fat controller and his henchmen in SL that keep the status quo, that no-one in the lower leagues ever meets the criteria. RFL= FAIL.

Lies, a lack of transparency, a cover up: Hillsborough has parallels with Super League.

People crushed to death ... hang on, where was Nigel that day?